The ancient Chinese compass was called different things depending on the method used, but in the case of the fish compass, it was called that because the metal they used was cut into the shape of a fish to show directionality.
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Traditional Chinese clothing was called hanfu
its called the abacus
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Well those vehicles are called Litters. The Roman Litter was called a lectica. I don't know the exact name for a Chinese Litter.
The ancient Chinese invented "junks" you will not find the historical records for one person who invented them, rather you can find out more information about the junks themselves.
The arrow pointing upward on a map is called a compass rose. It indicates the direction of north on the map.
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Traditional Chinese clothing was called hanfu
its called the abacus
The red arrow on a compass is the magnetic north indicator, pointing to the Earth's magnetic north pole. The black arrow is the direction of travel arrow, used to align with your desired direction of travel.
its called that because it is a compass that is golden
The term was "Tianzi" which means "son of Heaven"
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they helped jade hunters find their way back. The circle part of the dry compass is heaven, while the plate is earth. it was called the south pointing fish it wasnt used for navigation until later, it was used for fortune telling.
Well those vehicles are called Litters. The Roman Litter was called a lectica. I don't know the exact name for a Chinese Litter.
The ancient Chinese invented "junks" you will not find the historical records for one person who invented them, rather you can find out more information about the junks themselves.
It depends which direction you're facing, it has nothing to do with where on the planet you are.WRONG ANSWER! Regardless of WHERE you are, or WHICH way you are looking, the compass needle will point to the NORTH. Not to the NORTH POLE mind you, but to the MAGNETIC NORTH, which is a little bit off from the TRUE NORTH and also MOVES a little bit every year. This is called VARIATION and depending on where you are, the TRUE NORTH may be to the right or to the left of where the compass needle points. Your reading will also be a little bit off to one side or the other, depending on which direction the needle is pointing (hey, nobody's perfect), but this is predictable and can be measured when the compass is calibrated (a process called swinging the compass). This is called COMPASS DEVIATION (don't think deviate now...) Another change may happen if you are going from West to East or viceversa AND you are accelerating or deccelerating, in which case the needle will lag. Last but not least, if you have any kind of magnetic interference near the compass, like a screwdriver with a magnetic tip, oh well then... the needle may be pointing God knows where.Northnorth because that's what way compasses point.